One could make an argument that the three fastest-growing revenue streams for fixed network services providers are business focused, not consumer driven.
Machine-to-machine services, business Internet access and business VoIP all have double digit growth rates, according to Douglas Barnett, Atlantic-ACM senior analyst. Between 2011 and 2017, M2M will have a 28 percent compound annual growth rate, small business Internet access will have a 24 percent CAGR and Business VoIP will have an 18 percent CAGR.
Forecasts for “machine to machine” revenue are notoriously difficult, because observers disagree about the products that constitute M2M. For some, the core M2M business is based on sensor applications in many vertical markets, ranging from energy management meters to transportation tracking to security. Others include mobile data connections for tablets as “M2M” revenue. That leads to important differences in market size.
The Atlantic-ACM forecast seems to include both core M2M and “connected device” revenue. “Near-term revenue growth to be driven by e-readers and consumer-centric offerings, while long-term growth will be driven by connectivity implemented in business centric devices,” says Barnett... Read More
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